Chapter 16 — Ex-Wife Takes Power

"Saying that Thien Thinh is a competitor, cooperation carries potential risks of conflicts of interest, requiring re-evaluation."

I thought for a moment. “Do Mr. Ly and Mr. Ton agree?”

"It's hard to say for Old Ton. He has private relations with Luc Canh Tham. Old Ly certainly won't. His last quarter's KPI bonus was approved by you."

"Okay. Just let Mr. Ton do it."

“Let him do it?”

“Let him propose freezing during the Board of Directors meeting.”

“You won't stop?”

"Why stop? He has proposed it, so he has to vote. When voting, talking about data is more effective than anything."

“What data do you have in hand?”

I opened the computer and took out a data file.

“In the past half year, before I took over Hang Nghiep, revenue decreased by 12%, net profit decreased by 19%, three projects under negotiation lost bids, two core customers switched to rival companies.”

“After two months of taking over: Signed a strategic cooperation with Thien Thinh, the Van Cam project joint venture documents entered the approval round, the stock price recovered 7%.”

“These numbers are on the table, who do you think will vote in favor of the freezing order?”

Ha Thanh Duong was silent for a second on the other end of the line.

"You're waiting for Luc Canh Tham to show his face for you to slap."

“It's not a matter of waiting. It's that he will definitely give it himself.”

I hung up the phone and looked at the desk calendar. There are twenty-three days left until the results of the Van Cam project approval are announced. I don't need to block all of Luc Canh Tham's counterattacks. I just need to go one step faster than him. But he is already half a year behind me. At this distance, he couldn't keep up anymore. Chapter 18 Luc Canh Tham's third step was to let Tham Nhuoc Huyen come forward. Don't come to the company to find me. It's about posting a sloppy essay on your friends circle. More than a thousand words, written with great emotion. The general idea is: She and Luc Canh Tham truly love each other, their feelings are not as rumored. “I know I'm not perfect, but love doesn't follow any standards.”

“There are some people who want to destroy everything when they lose it, but destroying others doesn't make you better.”

The final sentence concludes: "I believe time will prove everything. Our love can withstand all challenges." Below the comments section are a series of words "Fighting", "Support", "True love wins". When Ms. Lam took the screenshot and sent it to me, I was having lunch. After reading, I put down my phone and continued eating. Ha Thanh Duong's message was sent immediately afterward: "Do you need a response?"

“No need.”

"No need? She wrote this article clearly to play the emotional card, asking for sympathy."

“Let her beg.”

“Aren't you afraid of changing public opinion?”

“Don't be afraid.”

“Why?”

“Because she forgot something.”

“What?”

“She forgot that in her friends list, there was Han Tuyet Tinh.”

Indeed. Two hours later, Han Tuyet Tinh re-shared Tham Nhuoc Huyen's post to her circle of friends, with only 4 words: "Really?" Then attach three screenshots. First picture: Bank deduction message when Tham Nhuoc Huyen swiped her shopping card at a brand store in Berlin, amounting to forty-seven thousand yuan (about 1.5 billion VND). Second picture: Tham Nhuoc Huyen's conversation history with another girl, including the sentence "His wife is an idiot, she doesn't know anything." Third photo: A screenshot of the transfer, Tham Nhuoc Huyen received twenty-eight thousand yuan from Hang Nghiep company account, noted "Project consulting fee", but without any project code or contract as a basis. These three photos were immediately posted on Weibo by someone. In just half an hour, shares broke into the tens of thousands. In the comment area under Tham Nhuoc Huyen's smooth essay, in just one night the word "Fighting" turned into "Haha".